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Author: Karen Marie Shelton
Book Reviewer
HairBoutique.com Blended Beauty : Botanical Secrets for Body & Soul |
 Blended Beauty : Botanical Secrets for Body & Soul
by Philip B., et al
I found this great book while I was in St. Louis recently for some business. I had some
time to kill before catching my plane to Dallas and stumbled upon a strange little book
store that was stuffed into a odd house that reminded me of a cottage you might find in a
medieval forest.
I figured that a bookstore so cool that it looked like a gingerbread cottage wouldn't
have any real undiscovered hair book gems. I was wrong. Blended Beauty was sitting out in
plain view. I was amazed that I had never seen this book anywhere else before.
I love the title..... Blended Beauty : Botanical Secrets for Body & Soul
The title says it all folks. This book does provide some great new secrets. The
pictures are wonderful too. The skin and body care section has an incredible photograph of
some beautiful fruit. This book really captured my heart in so many ways.
It is well written, beautifully illustrated and photographed and very doable. I have a
hard time with natural care beauty books that require me to jet over to the Orient to look
for ingredients that no one has ever heard of. This book is easy. A very 90s kind of
do-it-yourself beauty book.
Now that I have been raving on, I need to stop and give you the scoop on the hair care
section. There are over 20 pages of really great hair care recipes. I tried many of them
with good to great results. I was very impressed with the Cherry-Almond Hair Mist recipe
on page 88. My favorite product by Aveda is their Cherry Almond Bark conditioner. I
thought it was very cool that Philip B provided me an alternative way to get my fix of
Cherry Almond.
The Cherry-Almond Mist recipe is very easy to use. All you need is almond and cherry
extract mixed with some vanilla extract, lemon juice and water. Spray it on and watch the
shine and luster. I loved this little recipe. Well worth the price of the book. There is a
great black tea-rosemary rinse for dark hair and to cover gray. The avocado hair mask is
great for adding softness. The Chocolate-Pumpkin hair care conditioner was more fun than
my hair deserves.
In case you haven't figured it out....I loved this book. I recommend it to anyone who
loves to play with their food like I do. Of course it helps that I get to play with food
and improve my looks at the same time. What a great bonus.
Enjoy!
Buy The Book
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press (August 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0898158656
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